Electric heater.



E. B. RYCE & W. WALLACE.

ELECTRIC HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.12. 1914.

1,151 ,403. Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

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EDWARD BAXTER RYCE AND WILLARD WALLACE, OF `1'0`|.'J'ISI.A.1\`1'A, MISSOURI.

'ELECTRIC HEATER.

. Specification ofLetters Patent.v Patented Allg. 24:, 1915.

Application med December 12,' 191A' serial No. 876,883.

To all (whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD BAXTER RYCE and WILLARD WALLACE, citizens of the United States, and residents of Louisiana, in the county of Pike and State of Missouri, have made certain new and useful Improvements vin Electric I`Ieatersofl which the following is al specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in to bethe case with heaters of a more complicated nature.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the device, Fig. 2 is an enlarged central section therethrough, Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the insulating supports.

In carrying out our invention we provide 1 o 1n the least from the-spirlt and the scope of f the invention.

a handle 1 of the shape shown in the drawings, this handle being preferably of wood and being provided with a central'bore 2 through which the cable 3 extends. handle is recessed at 4 to provide room for attaching the electric terminals.

Arranged to fit on the end of the handle y is a tubular casing 5 whch is closed at one end, the'other end being arranged to receive a portion of the handle which is recessed so that the casing 5 may be Hush with the outer portion of the handle.

Disposed within the casing 5 at the closed end thereof is an insulating retaining member 6 which is preferably made of cork, while at the end near the handle is a retain- The i ing member 7 made preferably of porcelain. These are slotted to receive the ends of insulating plates 8 of the'shape shown in Fig. 4. These plates are preferably made of mica and are arranged in parallel relation, as shown in Fig. 2.

The resistance element is in the form of a wire 9 whose terminals 9X extend through the insulator 7 and are connected at their ends with the strands 3X of the cable 3 in the recess 4 of the handle. The wire 9 is wound about the plates 8, as clearly shown in the drawings.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

, The outer casing 5 is perforated, as shown at 5", so as to permit the entrance of liquid such as water to the resistance element 9, which is preferably bare wire. In using the device the heater is thrust into the liquid and the current is turned on, whereupon the heat from the resistance element will speedily heat the liquid. This form of heater is especially useful where it is desirable to heat smallquantities of liquid, as for instance a cup of tea or cup of water, since only the heat necessary to heat the water itself need be used.

The device may be used as a heater for Igeneral purposes, not only for liquids. The

device is very light and can be easily transported.

The device is primarily designed for use with a 110 volt alternating current circuit, but it is obvious that it may be used on circuits of other voltages without departing In an electric heater, a handle of insulating material, a metallic casing having an open end arranged to receive one end of said insulating handle, one end of the casing being closed and said casing being perforated,

portions arranged to enter the slots in the opposed insulating supports, and a heating element consisting of :L coil of Wire on each of said parallel plates said coils being joined at one end and the opposite terminals of the coils extending through one of said insulating supports, a cable, said handle being provided With a longitudinal bore for the cable, and said terminals being joined to the strands of the cable.

EDWARD BAXTER RYCE. VILLARD WALLACE.

Vitnesses:

E. B. RULE, WM. B. HALEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,l Washington, D. C. 

